Customer Reviews
Brilliant!!! - By: Customer, 31 Jan 2008 
As a new parent I was advised to read this book by a friend.
I have worked with children for over 10 years now as a nanny, carer & social worker, none of this was as hard as being a parent.
I think this book confirms alot of my previous training & understanding. What this book does is give you the tools to put good ideas into practice.
My little one is a happy content toddler now & I believe this book has played a part in that. I'm just about to buy the Baby Whisperer for toddlers.
First class once again... - By: LittleReader, 08 Dec 2007 Having read TH's first book about baby whispering & following her E.A.S.Y style of parenting, I was anticipating a treat with this book & am pleased to say, I was not disappointed.
Juggling a (spirited) toddler & work, as alll working mums will recognise, is no mean feat & I was feeling a little at the end of my tether in terms of what I was supposed to do in terms of boundaries & discipline (those cute little teeth sinking into my hand in frustration were beginning to wear me down...). I didn't want to be a pain in the ass to my little soldier but alll my methods weren't working - I tried everything from ignoring the bad behaviour to getting cross & raising my voice to distraction & nothing was working! I didnt want my precious time with my son to feel like a battlefield & was finding it alll very upsetting... Step in Tracy Hogg...
The brilliance of her theories & what stands her head & shoulders above the rest (especiallly the awful Gina Ford) is that she teaches you to teach yourself. She encourages you to take a step back, see the situation objectively & deal with it in a calm & controlled manner. She takes everything into account - the childs age, temperament, needs & personality as well as you're needs & temperament which can go some way into explaining why you have a particular situation on your hands in the first place!
Wonderfully accessible with easy to understand dialogue & ideas, this book (life saver) comes highly reccommended...
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg - By: S. allen, 14 Jun 2007 This book was recommended to me during my pregnancy to prepare me for becoming a parent!
It helped me & my husband as we knew it it was going to be hard work.
Tracy Hoggs approach is absolutley brilliant as she helps you to think of your newborn not as 'just a baby' but a little person.
Thanks to following the strategies from this book,my daughter was in her own room by 5 weeks in her cot, going through the night by 12 weeks old,and now at 6 months,goes off to bed like a dream each night.
The book is very good at giving you confidence as a new parent to understand your baby & to trust yourself in knowing what is right for your baby.
The book gives you pratical,easy to follow guidelines to help you interpret your baby's cries & body language.
I was sceptical at first,thinking to myself 'baby's are alll different,it won't work' but I have to say, it definately worked for me & the 5 other new mums I've recommended it to!
Its true, this author knows her stuff, I would say its a bible for alll parents!
life saver - By: Mrs. N. Haigh, 26 Nov 2006 A must have for any new parent. Tracy Hogg is an Angel who has helped my husband, baby Ryan & I have a wonderful first year. Her help has been invaluable in alll issues from eating to sleeping, & everything inbetween. She helps you see though your babies eyes, & helps you to see where you are going wrong. Give her a try. She knows her stuff.
Worth reading for new parents to be. - By: , 01 May 2005 Having read a couple of the reviews on this item - it's clearly not everybody's cup of tea. But do we reallly need to know this?!
If you are soon-to-be-parents, not everything is as straightforward & as obvious as some people make out. If I'd have known about this book before we had our baby boy, it would have made things significantly easier - the sleep section in particular is worth every pnny of the book - some cracking strategies & scenarios - makes you remember you're not the only one having [if you are having!] problems!!!
